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norppa.

ringed seal, Pusa hispida

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnorpːɑ/[ˈno̞rpːɑ̝]
  1. ringed seal, Pusa hispida

Where this word comes from

Possibly a borrowing from Sami, cf. Proto-Samic *noarvē (“seal”) (whence Northern Sami noarvi). Cognate with Karelian ńorppa, Ludian ńorp. Russian нерпа (nerpa, “seal of the genus "Pusa"”) is a borrowing from Finnic.

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